The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-12-16
GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
a LfIEIY SESSION YESTERDAY N
19TH BRANCHES OF THE BODY.

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Tho senate Has Al Exciting Political Dis
e,..lon over the Internal Revenue Taxes.
and the House Gets stirred Up over the
commi,,ione. of Agriculture.
The Senate met al 10 o'clock. Senator
Hau president pr0 trnil in the chair
After prayer by Rev. Dr. Kerr, the
journal of w Wednesday was read
A message was received from the
House stating that it had agreed TO the
House resolution requesting representa-
gives in Congress and instWcting Sena-
foIs 90 work for The Blair bill
REPORTED FROM COMMITTEES
Mr Koincr from the Committee on
Finance and Banks, reported without
amendment Senate bin No. 10. 10 re.
Und s31 4j Co Reuben Somers OF Page
county for delinquent taxes.
Mr. ~tubhs, from The Committee on
Fish and Game reported without amend
mcai Senate bin 40 26, providing for a
genera game law for Buckingham county
Ordered to engrO- mcnt. but afterwards
Ilalusidcred aud amended so as 10 in
Hic AugustP Orange Madison Kappa
hammock. and OulpcpCr counties. As so
amended 10 was ordered 90 eng rOssment
aud third reading.
EuL', PETITIONS ETC.
Under the calls for bills. petitions, etc,
number were presented and apprO-
pruely referred Among them were the
following
"Rcsoyed hy the Senate of Virginia.
That thc Auditor of Public Accounts be-
aud he & hereby directed 60 furnish inn
formation as to thc number of disabled
soldiers or marines who have furnished
proof of disability required under Chap
ter 3t9. Acts of Assembly extra session.,
l.-l in order t0 obtain aid.
By Mr AckU A bin 60 require every
l.road company doing business In this
state. whether Incorporated by the laws
of This State Or another 10 have and
maintain principal Office within the
State of Virginia
ORDERED TO IRfRp BEADING
The following bills were taken up and
ordered t0 third reading
By Nr Berry A bin 90 declare valid
thc deed from ihe trustees of So. Luke's
D. church. in Amherst county, 90 q.
ID Moriwoihcr.
By Mr Williams lWiih amcndmonis)
A hll to prevent county district school
Trustees from purchasing county aud
corporation warrants and school claims
1he amendments reported from com
mltfec were agreed io
An amendment was offered by Senator
N .cklGm permitting trcaeuIera o. dis
count such claims 800 the rate of d per
cont. per anuum. After discussion This
amendment Was rejected The hill was
flcu ordered to cn.ros.mcni ani third
reading
lht RESOLUTIONS Io ttilAL INTERNAL
ht'tNtI LAWS
The House ioiat resolution 10 repeal
fle internal revenue au, came up a- thc
.necisI order of thc3ar.
.1h.fif1f. ...t. differed Lv Mr. Rhca
of Washington av0fing the total aboH.
tion of oftlrinferoal r,yenr, laws. and pro-
vidm- for raising the revenue of The
country hya taun ou imports properly
laid for revenue only. aud not 10 f0 ster
m0uopoles
Nr Mcdonald of Northumberland
offered ihc following amendment
. pe u Resolved by the Senate
dle House of DELEGATES concmringi
That the Senators and Representa-
fiycs of Nnninil in The Congress
of the United Stales be requested t0
use tbcir best efforts to secure the repeal
of the entire internal revenue taxes.
.9 That our said representatives i'm both
branches of the CONGRESS of the United
States. are hereby requested 90 state TO
their respective bodies that this is the
third time we have called upon them 90
perform tuis important duty and we are
i'm earnest This time.
"3 That said representatives in both
branches of the United States Congress
be requested 90 wait upon the President
of the Fitted States and inform him that
bis late message 20 the Congress of the
Internal revenue. Is disappointment 10
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